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ENT (Otolaryngology) Doctors Who Perform the Procedure You Need—and Take Your Insurance.

Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231), flexible fiberoptic laryngoscopy (CPT 31575), audiometry & tympanometry for tinnitus/vertigo (CPT 92557), and balloon sinuplasty. Filter by your insurance carrier, state, or procedure below.

4. Complete Physician Directory

All ENT (Otolaryngology) Physicians (2,058)

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Dr. Sheldon Black, MD

Birmingham, AL 35205

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
87th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,393 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Brown, MD

Concord, MA 01742

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
47th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,298 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Liesl Nottingham, MD

Silver Spring, MD 20904

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
55th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,182 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Melon, MD

Hickory, NC 28601

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
81st NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,618 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Matthew Hilburn, MD

Annapolis, MD 21401

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
54th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,179 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Scott Kaszuba, MD

Naperville, IL 60540

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
65th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,741 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Matthew Scarlett, MD

Charleston, SC 29407

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
40th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,065 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Chia Haddad, MD

Boston, MA 02215

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
34th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,188 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$227 Cash

Dr. Soochuen Kho, MD

Thousand Oaks, CA 91361

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
49th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,436 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Eric Cohen, MD

New York, NY 10024

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
38th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,385 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Matthew Jerles, MD

Macon, GA 31201

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
71st GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,462 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Huang, MD

Iselin, NJ 08830

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
52nd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,806 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Charles Colvin, MD

Birmingham, AL 35243

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
38th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,632 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Fortune, MD

Hermitage, TN 37076

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
93rd TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,678 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$201 Cash

Dr. Christopher Lee, MD

Jackson, MS 39216

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
20th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,006 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Abraham Jaguan, MD

Miami, FL 33133

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
75th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,162 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$227 Cash

Dr. Ahmad Mahmoud, MD

Clifton, NJ 07012

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
33rd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,358 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ryan Boerner, MD

Austin, TX 78705

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
43rd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,458 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash

Dr. John Kerr, DO

Fresno, CA 93710

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
17th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (885 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
30th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,020 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jason Goodwin, MD

Seguin, TX 78155

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
15th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (857 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Benda, MD

Dubuque, IA 52003

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
37th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,142 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ramez Awwad, MD

Slingerlands, NY 12159

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
6th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (701 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Sadruddin Hemani, MD

Newburyport, MA 01950

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
41st MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,227 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Tyler Deblieux, MD

Savannah, GA 31405

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
2nd GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (682 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ashutosh Kacker, MD

New York, NY 10021

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
89th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,138 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Thomas Hester, MD

Charleston, SC 29414

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
83rd SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,015 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Ward, MD

West Grove, PA 19390

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
76th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,887 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Benjamin Hawley, MD

Wichita, KS 67226

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
88th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,302 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Samuel Bailey, MD

Scottsdale, AZ 85255

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
65th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,245 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$210 Cash

Dr. Keith Swartz, MD

Denver, CO 80210

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
90th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,738 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$213 Cash

Dr. Jon Isaacson, MD

Camp Hill, PA 17011

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
65th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,244 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Matthew Hubbard, MD

Abingdon, VA 24210

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
96th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (17,436 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Paul Lenkowski, MD

Roanoke, VA 24018

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
97th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (20,097 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Victor Mokarry, MD

Chicago, IL 60631

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
85th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,759 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash
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Walk Into Your 15-Minute Appointment With Exact Labs, CPT Codes & Opening Words

Clinicians interrupt patients after a median of 11 seconds (J Gen Intern Med, PMID 29972200). Select your appointment reason below to generate your 1-page script:

15-Minute Exam-Room Agenda • High-Volume Endocrinology

Hypothyroidism, Subclinical TSH Drift (2.5–8.0 mIU/L) or Thyroid Nodule

1. Your 10-Second Opening Script (Read Verbatim Before the 11-Second Interruption)

"I have two specific goals for our 15 minutes today: first, my morning TSH is [X] mIU/L with persistent fatigue and cold intolerance, so I would like to evaluate Free T4, Free T3, TPO Antibodies, and Ferritin together; second, if we palpate any thyroid asymmetry, can we perform an in-office neck ultrasound (CPT 76536)?"

2. In-Office Medicare CPT Procedures to Verify Before Booking
CPT 76536 In-Office High-Resolution Thyroid & Neck Ultrasound

Confirms the endocrinologist images thyroid nodules themselves rather than sending you to a hospital radiology department.

CPT 60100 Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration (FNA) Biopsy

Identifies structural thyroid specialists vs. general diabetes-only clinics.

3. Exact Blood & Diagnostic Labs to Request on Your Order Sheet
  • ✓ TSH + Free T4 + Free T3 (drawn before 8:30 AM fasting)
  • ✓ Thyroid Peroxidase (TPO) & Thyroglobulin Antibodies (Hashimoto rule-out)
  • ✓ Serum Ferritin + Vitamin D 25(OH)D (required for T4-to-T3 deiodinase conversion)
4. Day-1 Pre-Appointment Rule

Hold all Biotin (Vitamin B7) supplements for 72 hours before your blood draw so streptavidin assay interference does not create a false TSH/Free T4 reading.

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